The critic in the modern world : public criticism from Samuel Johnson to James Wood / James Ley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ley, James, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criticism--Great Britain--History.

Criticism.

Critics--Attitudes.

Critics.

Critics--Public opinion.

Critics--Great Britain--Biography.

Literature and society.

Literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Literature.

Social change in literature.

Social values in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Other Title:

Public criticism from Samuel Johnson to James Wood

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"The Critic in the Modern World explores the work of six influential literary critics--Samuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, Matthew Arnold, T.S. Eliot, Lionel Trilling and James Wood--each of whom occupies a distinct historical moment. It considers how these representative critics have constructed their public personae, the kinds of arguments they have used, and their core principles and philosophies. Spanning three hundred years of cultural history, The Critic in the Modern World considers the various ways in which literary critics have positioned themselves in relation to the modern tradition of descriptive criticism. In providing a lucid account of each critic's core principles and philosophies, it considers the role of the literary critic as a public figure, interpreting him as someone who is compelled to address the wider issues of individualism and the social implications of the democratising, secularising, liberalising forces of modernity"--Bloomsbury Publishing.

"Explores the work of six influential literary critics, across three centuries, in order to consider the role of the literary critic as a public figure"--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction

1. A Degree of Insanity: Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

2. Fire from the Flint: William Hazlitt (1778-1830)

3. A Thyesteän Banquet of Clap-Trap: Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)

4. The Principles of Modern Heresy: T.S. Eliot (1888-1965)

5. 'I do like the West and wish it would stop declining': Lionel Trilling (1905-1975)

6. The Secular Wood: James Wood (1965- ) Postscript

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-230) and index.

ISBN:

9781623566456

1623566452

9781623569310

1623569311

9781472543998

1472543998

9781623568276

1623568277

OCLC:

876592532